Ziggy Marley (17 October 1968, Kingston, Jamaica) movies list and roles

I want people to get over the stigma about hemp. These seeds can't make you high, but they will make you feel good.

God is like the sun. When the sun shines, it shines for everyone. God is for everyone.

Alcohol, tobacco, and pharmaceutical drugs are legal, but they can hurt a lot of people.

I am not reggae, I am me. I am bigger than the limits that are put on me. It all has to do with the individual journey.

The political system is not for the people. The people are secondary to the economy. It's about what generates money, not about what benefit...Show more »

The political system is not for the people. The people are secondary to the economy. It's about what generates money, not about what benefits the people. Show less «

This dragonfly came up to me. He was hovering right in front of my face, and I was really examining him, thinking, How does he see me? I bec...Show more »

This dragonfly came up to me. He was hovering right in front of my face, and I was really examining him, thinking, How does he see me? I became enlightened. Show less «

Everyone will someday be judged for what they do, and Jah is the only judge.

There is a physical relationship with a woman that you don't have with anybody else, but that's not about love. Love is a spiritual thing.

I want to be fulfilled in myself, rather than try to follow exactly in my father's footsteps.

I am a leader. Leaders always get heat. They're always going against the grain. Jimi Hendrix got heat; Bob Marley got heat; Miles Davis got ...Show more »

I am a leader. Leaders always get heat. They're always going against the grain. Jimi Hendrix got heat; Bob Marley got heat; Miles Davis got heat. Every great artist got heat. Heat means you're doing something right. Show less «

I don't have to wait to realize the good old days.

Reggae has a philosophy, you know? It's not just entertainment. There's an idea behind it, a way of life behind the music, which is a positi...Show more »

Reggae has a philosophy, you know? It's not just entertainment. There's an idea behind it, a way of life behind the music, which is a positive way of life, which is a progressive way of life for better people. Show less «

I was born by myself but carry the spirit and blood of my father, mother and my ancestors. So I am really never alone. My identity is throug...Show more »

I was born by myself but carry the spirit and blood of my father, mother and my ancestors. So I am really never alone. My identity is through that line. Show less «

If food is labeled, some people might choose to eat stuff that's genetically modified. They might decide they love it. But give us a choice.

My dream is to live a good life and be loving, be close to God and be a good human being and bring peace to people.

We believe in the almighty and we believe in God and that music is from God and we're inspired by God to give messages and ideas to people.

The sun is always shining. We have oxygen, trees, birds. There's so much good things on Earth, still. We haven't destroyed everything.

URGE is a grassroots charity. We organized to get some incubators to give to the hospital for the kids. We donate money to orphanages.

People treat you according to your energy or what you put out there, so what I put out there is very open. I'm not paranoid or scared, I'm o...Show more »

People treat you according to your energy or what you put out there, so what I put out there is very open. I'm not paranoid or scared, I'm open. That's how I treat people, with respect and speak truthfully. Show less «

No matter the bad things that happened in past time, let's try to live the best we can now.

If it is, it is, If it's not, it's not.

I grew up with coconuts as the main flavor in food in Jamaica. It's part of our culture.

My whole family is spiritual. My grandmother, grand aunt, cousins, they're all preachers and pastors. Spirituality is a part of my family, f...Show more »

My whole family is spiritual. My grandmother, grand aunt, cousins, they're all preachers and pastors. Spirituality is a part of my family, from generations ago. Show less «

I have found that children are the most open-minded of all my audiences. They are not set in their ways. They are open to ideas.

Love is cheering and sharing and compassion and giving and receiving. Love is an action thing more than a word thing, that brings comfort or...Show more »

Love is cheering and sharing and compassion and giving and receiving. Love is an action thing more than a word thing, that brings comfort or joy or relief to anyone or anything. Show less «

I am expressing myself truthfully. That is an important thing.

There's more to life than physical and material.

I don't fight creativity. I don't fight against not being creative. If I'm not being creative, I'm not forcing it.

In my songs, the sex is all subliminal. It's subliminal, spiritual.

I was in my yard and thought that the tree was a living being. We take trees for granted. We don't believe they are as much alive as we are.

I have a satellite radio show called 'The Legends of Reggae.' It's a cool way to branch out and do other things. I'm paying respect to the l...Show more »

I have a satellite radio show called 'The Legends of Reggae.' It's a cool way to branch out and do other things. I'm paying respect to the legends of reggae. Show less «

I've tried body surfing. It's nice.

I'm inspired to do music. I really can't stop unless I stop being inspired.

Each father wants their sons to be just like them, really.

The revolution will come from the people and the willingness to work towards something better, to fight for a better living.

Reggae music is not an easy music to like when it comes to the power in society. 'Cause it talks about changing society. You won't find it r...Show more »

Reggae music is not an easy music to like when it comes to the power in society. 'Cause it talks about changing society. You won't find it readily accepted. Show less «

Music is one of the most essential things in life. It is what teaches us.

Proud about my father? What am I most proud of? I think I'm proud of the legacy he left I think is what it is. He has left us so much.

I like doing nothing, actually. Doing nothing is better thing when I am not working.

Love is a positive effect. Love can never have a negative effect, only a positive effect.

I think it's wrong the way they criminalize herb. There are many more uses than just smoking. Beneficial to mankind.

Religion has become so many different things. Religion is an economic thing for some people. Religion is a gun.

Doing something that is productive is a great way to alleviate emotional stress. Get your mind doing something that is productive.

Children are the world's future, and we need to take care of them like we would any precious resource.

If religion had a good purpose, then man would have created something great. But we're man: we mess up everything. We mess up nature. We mes...Show more »

If religion had a good purpose, then man would have created something great. But we're man: we mess up everything. We mess up nature. We mess up God. We take what is given to us and make it into what we think it should be. Show less «

The roots of my music start from the ghetto.

Old music used to mean something. There is none of that today.

The long-term study of GMO foods is going on in real time and in real life. Not in a lab.

In Jamaica, we eradicated polio many years ago, but there are a lot of kids suffering in Africa still.

The people who are teaching religion and not teaching love are missing the message.

I make music that I know that people will enjoy, and balance the ideas and philosophy that we put in music with music that when we play it l...Show more »

I make music that I know that people will enjoy, and balance the ideas and philosophy that we put in music with music that when we play it live, people can move to it and groove to it. Show less «

I love running in nature. I don't like running on the streets, I don't like running in the city, I don't like running on the concrete. I lov...Show more »

I love running in nature. I don't like running on the streets, I don't like running in the city, I don't like running on the concrete. I love running in nature, so Jamaica provides a lot of that for me. Show less «

The African-American community still needs to come together as one and stand up for rights of the people and of what's happening in their cu...Show more »

The African-American community still needs to come together as one and stand up for rights of the people and of what's happening in their culture, their community. Show less «

Growing up, music was an important part of my childhood. I see it being just as important in my children and all children's growth and devel...Show more »

Growing up, music was an important part of my childhood. I see it being just as important in my children and all children's growth and development, and in a parent's connection with their children. Show less «

I think the people should have a right to boycott whoever they want to boycott without the government making them into criminals and try to ...Show more »

I think the people should have a right to boycott whoever they want to boycott without the government making them into criminals and try to protect corporations from people. They should protect people from corporations. Show less «

I don't believe in other people's ideas. I have my own ideas.

I don't chase what I hear on the radio. I try not to compete with anybody.

I follow the universe; I follow G-d. G-d made the sun, and the sun shines on everyone.

I'm not so much into the beats. I'm more into the spiritual side of the music.

I never did feel any pressure in Jamaica. You just someone, not nobody big.

I prefer the country life. I live in Kingston, but there is lots of trees.

My father was interested in bringing reggae music to the entire world.

I think parents today are looking for meaningful things for their kid. It's about feeding them something with meaning.

Art is always good. It just depends if you like or not.

It's that kind of in-born music thing - I could pick up the guitar and play something. It's not something I consciously do.

The most important thing my father taught me is that every man has to stand up for his rights.

The Rastafari culture has a very strong connection to Haile Selassie, a descendant of King Solomon.

I'm digging Batman. I'm digging that balance, that duality. He's always on the edge and trying to balance himself within the rules of what's...Show more »

I'm digging Batman. I'm digging that balance, that duality. He's always on the edge and trying to balance himself within the rules of what's lawful and justice, and being Bruce Wayne and being Batman. Show less «

Politics, nature, and what is happening all over the world is important to who we are and where we live.

My father was like the Old Testament. I am the New Testament. I am part of a new generation. In time, people will realize this.

Fitness has always been one of the top priorities in my life because that's the way I grew up, with soccer being the sport of choice.

When people come to Jamaica, we don't want them to think about the problems of Jamaica. So let them come be in their paradise.

I am a leader, so leaders always get heat. They're always going against the grain. Jimi Hendrix got heat; Bob Marley got heat; Miles Davis g...Show more »

I am a leader, so leaders always get heat. They're always going against the grain. Jimi Hendrix got heat; Bob Marley got heat; Miles Davis got heat. Every great artist got heat. Heat means you're doing something right. Show less «

Yoga is a great thing and meditation is also great to get connected to yourself more.

'She Wolf,' by Shakira, makes you want to let go of your inhibitions and jam.

I don't like to do things for any other reason than it happens spontaneously or there's something that makes it happen naturally. I don't li...Show more »

I don't like to do things for any other reason than it happens spontaneously or there's something that makes it happen naturally. I don't like putting down too many plans and trying to do a strategy to get a certain response or a certain effect. Show less «

My father's music gives hope to people and also inspires them to break the bonds of injustice and to be positive in life. I've seen that eve...Show more »

My father's music gives hope to people and also inspires them to break the bonds of injustice and to be positive in life. I've seen that everywhere I go, especially in poor countries and poor neighborhoods. Show less «

The last thing my father told me was: 'On your way up, take me up. On your way down, don't let me down.' A father telling his son that puts ...Show more »

The last thing my father told me was: 'On your way up, take me up. On your way down, don't let me down.' A father telling his son that puts some responsibility on my shoulders. He told me that, and I take it very seriously. Show less «

I think my type of personality has all music inside of it, so I am full of music, without even knowing it, without even learning it, without...Show more »

I think my type of personality has all music inside of it, so I am full of music, without even knowing it, without even learning it, without even hearing it. Show less «

I'm a big reader. My kids love reading, and I think it's important, not just for development but for bonding. You start reading to kids befo...Show more »

I'm a big reader. My kids love reading, and I think it's important, not just for development but for bonding. You start reading to kids before they can even understand what you're saying to them, so I look at it as a fundamental tool for connection. Show less «

Hemp is a part of the cannabis plant, and it is very useful.

Children are not a burden.

I think God surrounds us, in all different manifestations of the energy.

I believe we are all connected to other people. I am connected to people who are suffering. We all are.

I rented a house, recorded the stuff in a house. Just took my time 'cuz sometimes it's just rush, rush, rush. I just wanna live and play mus...Show more »

I rented a house, recorded the stuff in a house. Just took my time 'cuz sometimes it's just rush, rush, rush. I just wanna live and play music. Show less «

My father's songs don't intimidate me; my father's songs are my songs. My songs are his songs. There's no intimidation.

Music is a unifying force.

Nobody owns me or my music.

I'm not a slave to the recording industry. I have the freedom to make an album that I want to make and do it the way I want.

My father and I had a really good relationship. We're cool. I am not trying to outdo him or anything like that.

The music I do is food... that will be your dinner.

I used to have this little mouse. I buy birds from the pet store and I let them go.

The solution for mankind is of a spiritual nature. It is not a political or religious solution. It's the ability to love each other. That's ...Show more »

The solution for mankind is of a spiritual nature. It is not a political or religious solution. It's the ability to love each other. That's the only solution I see. Show less «

I was 12 when my father passed, so I didn't have a father during my teenage years.

I would look at a dog and when our eyes met, I realized that the dog and all creatures are my family. They're like you and me.

Some of my songs I don't do on tour because they don't work well live.

The idea of who my father is to me is very different than who he is to you, or to the rest of the world.

Success to me does not mean money.

Society and the system and politicians don't want people to be aware of things. They want people to believe what they have to show 'em.

Sometimes my mistakes turn into interesting music because I do things that aren't supposed to be done.

As a viewer, I love watching movies. There has to be an emotional connection.

Love is more than one thing.

I'm always in love.

A record is a message, timeless.

Children are wonderful, and they add to my whole life.

Running is a part of my medicine. It's what helps relieve my stress, and it's what helps me get away from the concerns of business and anyth...Show more »

Running is a part of my medicine. It's what helps relieve my stress, and it's what helps me get away from the concerns of business and anything else that's going on in my life that I need to escape from at times - to find who I am. Running really helps me with that. Show less «

The people don't run the system; the people are victims of the system. The people choose the leaders thinking that they will help them. But ...Show more »

The people don't run the system; the people are victims of the system. The people choose the leaders thinking that they will help them. But when they turn around, there is no help. Show less «

Screaming, it's not me. I tried it before! Action is more my thing. Not talking. It's hard for me to have word fights, fighting with words. ...Show more »

Screaming, it's not me. I tried it before! Action is more my thing. Not talking. It's hard for me to have word fights, fighting with words. I'd rather just listen. Show less «

If African countries can unite and pull resources together, then that will be the best thing we could ever do for the problems in Africa inc...Show more »

If African countries can unite and pull resources together, then that will be the best thing we could ever do for the problems in Africa including AIDS. Show less «

Social revolutions and group revolutions are good, and we need that, but we also need personal revolution - revolution within ourselves that...Show more »

Social revolutions and group revolutions are good, and we need that, but we also need personal revolution - revolution within ourselves that change who we are as people. Show less «

I don't think we should do anything that should make the people hate the American people more.

I just got into the Beatles a couple years ago, you know, I like it.

I am a compassionate human being. I am who I am.

I like Flea, I like him as a musician.

I try to make my music interesting to me first, then hopefully other people will find it interesting, too.

Today, music is great for entertainment, but it is lacking soul; it's lacking substance, and it's difficult to find good stuff. There are to...Show more »

Today, music is great for entertainment, but it is lacking soul; it's lacking substance, and it's difficult to find good stuff. There are too many corporate interests. It's not about the actual music because it's about the corporation, and music just becomes part of a package. Show less «

I don't care what you play, where you're from, who you produce. It depends on what you're doing when you're with me. That's what counts. I d...Show more »

I don't care what you play, where you're from, who you produce. It depends on what you're doing when you're with me. That's what counts. I don't pre-judge anything or anybody. Show less «

If I'm doing a concert, and I'm having a problem with the audience... I just play a Bob Marley song, and I'm good for the rest of the night.

I think Americans should have a policy of love. That should be the foreign policy, love. Export Love.

Last time I was in Jamaica I financed a teacher to teach in an orphanage.

I left Jamaica for a while, because as an artist I need to experience different things, see the world, have different energies. Living in on...Show more »

I left Jamaica for a while, because as an artist I need to experience different things, see the world, have different energies. Living in one place is not good for me. Show less «

I've opened up more by traveling outside Jamaica. It helps me to grow as a person to be outside of my element; to be on my own in a strange ...Show more »

I've opened up more by traveling outside Jamaica. It helps me to grow as a person to be outside of my element; to be on my own in a strange place meeting people. Show less «

I run four times a week. And I don't count miles - I don't do that. I don't care about that. I care about how I feel, and I run according to...Show more »

I run four times a week. And I don't count miles - I don't do that. I don't care about that. I care about how I feel, and I run according to how I feel. Show less «

My father, my Rastafari culture, has a tight link to the Jewish culture. We have a strong connection from when I was a young boy and read th...Show more »

My father, my Rastafari culture, has a tight link to the Jewish culture. We have a strong connection from when I was a young boy and read the Bible, the Old Testament. Show less «

I've spent a lot of time in America since Sept. 11, 2001. Being here, I was noticing that the people, who in the '60s used to voice their op...Show more »

I've spent a lot of time in America since Sept. 11, 2001. Being here, I was noticing that the people, who in the '60s used to voice their opinions about their rights, are much different today. People are afraid to voice opposition to the government in a mass way. Show less «

The more I grow as an artist, the more I think I become like my father as an artist. The more I diversify, the more I become like my father,...Show more »

The more I grow as an artist, the more I think I become like my father as an artist. The more I diversify, the more I become like my father, which is true to who he was. Show less «

My father, we bumped heads when I was younger, much younger... I had different ideas that I shared with him. He didn't like them as much. He...Show more »

My father, we bumped heads when I was younger, much younger... I had different ideas that I shared with him. He didn't like them as much. He gets upset or whatever. I guess I had a strong opinion from when I was a little boy. Show less «

'Master Blaster,' by Stevie Wonder, is up-tempo and fun, like Stevie himself. Stevie's always making jokes; he really knows how to put peopl...Show more »

'Master Blaster,' by Stevie Wonder, is up-tempo and fun, like Stevie himself. Stevie's always making jokes; he really knows how to put people at ease. He's one of my inspirations, as a musician and a person. Show less «

It's natural that anyone is compared to their father.

I'd rather be by myself, really, than have, like, a million posse around me.

I've never read one book about my father.

I'm not an American, Do they count the votes in America? I haven't voted in Jamaica either.

It's hard to say a favorite song of my father's. I listen to all his stuff - a lot of the old stuff before the '70s.

People love me everywhere I go.

Even if I wasn't in music, even if my father was a carpenter, some guy in Jamaica would go 'You're just like Bob. You're just like your fath...Show more »

Even if I wasn't in music, even if my father was a carpenter, some guy in Jamaica would go 'You're just like Bob. You're just like your father.' That happens in Jamaica all the time. Show less «

Using political tools to change social conditions won't work.

People have to know there is more to living than physical things.

Working on my own gave me a chance to take my time and experiment a lot.

Jamaica has problems; America has problems; everywhere has problems.

My father speaks for himself, through his music.

Kids are an important audience to reach for the future of the planet.

My father, his spirit is with me constantly, and I'm a believer in that world and the world of dreams and that stuff.

My father loved all different types of music. He wasn't a snob. He wasn't a purist.

Everything, I just wanted to be like my father. And, as I grew within the music, I kind of became myself which was even more like my father,...Show more »

Everything, I just wanted to be like my father. And, as I grew within the music, I kind of became myself which was even more like my father, only without me trying though. Show less «

It's very important that we instill some respect for the parents. In America especially, the kids are unruly, screaming at Mommy and Daddy, ...Show more »

It's very important that we instill some respect for the parents. In America especially, the kids are unruly, screaming at Mommy and Daddy, running the show. Show less «

My best business decision was to be independent as a musician and artist. My worst was compromising on certain aspects of a deal for the sak...Show more »

My best business decision was to be independent as a musician and artist. My worst was compromising on certain aspects of a deal for the sake of other members of my group when I shouldn't have, because I was right in the end. Show less «

I've been in Africa, America, moving around a lot. It's helped me to open up my mind. I was born in Jamaica; I've lived all my life there an...Show more »

I've been in Africa, America, moving around a lot. It's helped me to open up my mind. I was born in Jamaica; I've lived all my life there and got all I could from Jamaica. But I needed to be somewhere else to grow. Show less «

I want the people who listen to my music to feel the feeling that I feel, to cry the cry that I cry - justice. I want them to feel in their ...Show more »

I want the people who listen to my music to feel the feeling that I feel, to cry the cry that I cry - justice. I want them to feel in their hearts the need for justice. Show less «